Example sentences of "[prep] his [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Out his own money . |
| 2 | He was a pro-feminist ‘ new man ’ , and therefore saw himself as required to do his fair share of the housework and of looking after his young daughter at home in Shepherd 's Bush . |
| 3 | In the December of 1844 , shortly after his thirtieth birthday and five years after the death of his brother Robert , Benjamin Titford had his portrait painted in water-colours by G. J. Adkin . |
| 4 | Neil Foster of Essex would have made it a year ago after his spectacular haul of 106 wickets and remembering his superb bowling when he produced the performance of his life as the Test bowling hero of Madras under Gower 's leadership . |
| 5 | Last year we had Whyte having a mare of a season , then Lukic doing it after his spectacular ‘ backward ’ punch . |
| 6 | McCallen , who was having a day to forget after his five wins last year , battled with Coulter and Ian Newton right to the flag . |
| 7 | And now , after his five sparkling victories , he will be the scratch dog at Brough Park tomorrow night giving track hurdles record holder Jenks Challenger three metres start . |
| 8 | A fine attacking batsman , he had been in the England team for much of the time since making his debut in 1982 , but after his four centuries in the summer of 1984 he had disappointed too often and his average scarcely reflected his ability — in 57 Tests he had made just over 3,000 runs at 34 before the tour began . |
| 9 | After his four year ‘ probation ’ he became a circuit superintendent and served the Connexion until he was ‘ superannuated ’ in 1919 . |
| 10 | He found the time to write about his travels when he was a prisoner-of-war years after his great journey through the Hindu Kush , the Pamirs , Kashgar , Yarkand and the Gobi Desert to reach Beijing in search of trade in 1275 . |
| 11 | Very little is known historically about Roland , but his fame lives on in the Chanson de Roland and legends that arose not long after his heroic death . |
| 12 | In 1837 George Stephenson , who had reason to detest the wetlands after his heroic battle to build a railway across Chat Moss , put forward an ambitious plan to reclaim the whole eastern side of Morecambe Bay by building a railway from Lancaster to Furness . |
| 13 | Michael Stich holds aloft the Stella Artois Championship trophy after his straight sets victory over Wayne Ferreira at Queens Club |
| 14 | Three days after his momentous innings , Stoddart hit 270 against Blackheath , and then , playing for Middlesex , score 98 against Gloucestershire , giving him 790 runs in five days . |
| 15 | HOWARD KENDALL last night cleared Neville Southall of blame after his controversial sending-off at QPR and accused referee Gerald Ashby of over-reacting . |
| 16 | KHALID SKAH was crowned Olympic champion to deafening jeering last night after his controversial off-on victory in the 10,000 metres . |
| 17 | ‘ I want to make all my defences in Britian , ’ said the 27-year-old Lewis , already regarded by many as the uncrowned champion after his two-round demolition of Razor Ruddock at Earl 's Court in the early hours of Sunday morning . |
| 18 | Abe was a prominent candidate for the leadership in October 1987 , but eventually withdrew in favour of Noboru Takeshita , in what was widely believed to have been an agreement that he would succeed Takeshita after his two-year term . |
| 19 | After only five days in the south coast town , he was charged with drunk driving after his mini-clubman car collided with a motor-scooter . |
| 20 | Valerie Eliot now looked after his private correspondence , and would type out fair copies of his own work from his typewritten drafts . |
| 21 | Virgin flesh was not so easily come upon in those days ; and a virgin garnished with terror was an unexpected breakfast treat after his long sleep . |
| 22 | Forget , eager after his long break , was delighted to reach his first semi-final in a Super Series event for three years . |
| 23 | Starting at 14–1 and not expected to be fully fit after his long lay-off , he won easily . |
| 24 | He thought , after his long night with Rab , swinging fortunes , to sleep the afternoon . |
| 25 | He had taken this attitude himself , but was finding it very uncomfortable to maintain , after his long years of quiet in the bush , untroubled by anything worse than wind or weather . |
| 26 | He resented principally the returns to London after his long holidays in France and cherished periods at his house in Worcestershire . |
| 27 | Although his general health seemed more stable after his long recuperation , he was finding it more and more difficult to keep up with his daily obligations , let alone those of a more public nature . |
| 28 | ‘ That 's a comfortable place to sleep , ’ he thought , and he was so tired after his long , disappointing day at the fair that when he climbed into the cart , he fell asleep immediately . |
| 29 | She heard his low voice as he spoke to them , greeted them after his long absence . |
| 30 | He turned the picture so that Faye could see it , as well as Belinda and Bill , who had just arrived , briefcase in hand and shirt collar rather tired-looking after his long day . |